Valve.



P. E. GOBHLE, s3.

VALVE.

APPLIOATIOE FILED AUG. 15. 1907. 921 ,230. Patented May 11, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Application filed August 15, 1907.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Serial No. 888.712.

[ all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that .l, PAl'L 1*). (-ionnrn, S11, a citizen of the United states of America, rcsiding at Sault Ste. Mario, in the county of Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful llnprovcnumts in Valves, of which the following is a SPCClliCil' tion. g

This invention is an improved valve ada ted for use in connoption with stationa ry was basins, bath tubs, sinks and the lilo and the said invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved form of valve to be usrd n connection withstat'r'onary wash basins, hat h tubs and sinks,'land to employ novsi-naeahsi'or operating the'said valve. 1

In the accornpsriying'drawings which illustrate one of the embodiments of thc inventiQn :Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a valve constructed in accorrlance'with my invention showing thesa ne applied to a stationary, wash stand and RIOVHlBd with my improved operating means, such valve operating means being shown in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the foot operating means for moving the valve.

Referring articularly to the form of my improved va ve shown in Fig. 1, the casing 1 is globular in form and is provided at its upper side with a neck 2 at the upper end of which is an annular outwardly extending flan e 3 to fit in a seat 4 in the bottom of the was basin 5, the said neck 2 extending throughthe opening 6 in the bottom of said basin. The said neck is rovided with 0' enings 7'which register wit the overflow not 8 with which, as is usual, the wash basin is provided. The usual drain 'pipe 9 is connected to the neck 10 which extends from the lower side of the globular casing 1. In one side of the said casing near its to is formed an offset or boss 11 which provk es a recess 12 on its inner side which recess communl- .qates with the interior of the said globular clasing and provides for the reception of the seeve 13 0 an arm 14, which arm is rovidcd at one end with a valve 15 whici is here shown as spherical in form. The bore of the said sleeve is angular cross sectionally and through the same extends a rock shaft 16 which has its bearings at the sides of the oil"- 5 5 set 11 and has that portion which is within the bore of the sleeve cross sectionall Y angu lar to it in the cross scctionally angular bore of the Sl ('('\'l so that the sleeve and, hence, the arm H of the valve 15 are locked to the said rock shaft for movement therewith so when said rock shaft is turned. To one end of the said rock shaft at a point on the outer side and at one end of the boss]! is attached a rock arm 17.

Within the neck 2 of the casing 1 is a tube 66 13 ill(' upper portion of which is screwthreaded and has threaded engagement with the upper end of said neck and is provided with a strainer 19. The lower portion of the said tube 18. is reduced in diameter tofor q 70 a space in the neck surrounding the'sad tube 18 which space forms a by pass 20 establishing communication between the overflow duct 8 of the wash basin and the interior of the valve casing land, hence, enabling the overflow of water from the wash basin to be discharged when the valve 15 is closed, as shown in full lines in Fi 1, against the lower end of the tube 18, whic 1 lower end of the said tube provides a seat 21 for the said valve The said seat conforms to the "shape of 11 said valve so that the latter,

when in closed position, is enabled to fit tightly in such seat and effect a Water ti ht joint therewith, and thereby I am enab ed to entirely dispense with anypacking material, rubber or the like for use in connection with the valve, and moreover, owing to the shape of the'valve, the latter exerts wedge like action in the valve seat andmaintains the latter, as it wears, in the required shape to at all times maintain a water tight connection between the valve and the seat when the valve is in closed position.

' It will be understood that the rock shaft 16 and the bearings therefor provide a ivotal mountin' for the valve 15 and t at, hence, said va ve may be moved to closed or open position by partially turning the rock. arm 1'7 to actuate the said valve; Within the scope of my invention any suitable 'Incans may be employed for turning the valve. In the embodiment of In invention shown in Fig. 1, I provide a bel crank 22 which is mounted pivotally as at 23 in a. cash1g2! that is bolted on the up or side of theta le 25 or stand of the was basin. The

said bell crank provides a lever arm 26 which operates in a vertical slot 27 in the casing 24 and forms a handle and said ball crank also has an min 2r wliieli is connected by a rod 29 to onu arm of ll!!! hell crank 30 which hall crank is mounted piwitally as at 31 on n, lm elnd. 2&1) nliieli is sevnred to the wall ll; or other supporting ohjeol, the said hell crank fit! is eonnectod by a rod 34 to tho rook :n'in l7. provided with ii turn Inn-kin J55 \vherelrt it may ho lenglhoned or :illiiltl'illjfl. it will he. understood that hy turning: tho lovm' arm 26 the valv 15, through the oonnnrtion horcinhel'oru dosrrihud n ill he moved to open or closed position as may he inquired acr'ording to the dirrrtion in \rliirh said lever is turned.

In tho said Fig. 1 l alrm RllOW [00! open aled nienna for :ivtilatiiipj the valve. same (iHIHPI'lSOB u J'Htilihm'ialfl it} which 151 mounted in hoariiigs Iii lnstonod on the floor and an arm Ll-Q \vhi'eh projoets from said admit, a pedal H" for ldliiilligf said shaft and a rod 40 for connecting the arm 38 to the valvu o ioratingr :irnl 1Tv The (said rod ill also inol udes a turn hurl-(lo 41 \\'herol) it may ho lengthened and ahortenml as may he required.

1 do not desire to limit n'ivstgll' to the p11 vise .ronsti'urtion and eonnination of do- The other arm of The said rod 3H is overflow duct communicating with said disl' charge opening. a valve casing having a neck secured in said discharge oponing and provided with an opening into which said overflow duet discharges, a tube in said neck spar-(id therefrom, open at its 11 per and lower ends and having its n por on communirating witli'tho rouoptaelo, the lower end ol said tnho forming a valve seat, a valve in i said casing mounted for movement to and The i from said seat, a rock arm, a lover, and an :nljnstahle rod connected with the lever and with said rock arm respectively.

2. In noniliination with a receptacle having a discharge opening in its hottoni and an overllow duct communicating with such discharge opening, ii ailvo rinsing having a, neck secured in said dinolnrrge opening, and provided with an oponing; into which said ye!- llow duet discharges, an elongated tube reinovahly mounted in said nook and provided with an intermmliate contracted portion, and a lower reduced portion, said intern1ediam contracted portion being provided to form a space between the neck and said tube,

. said lower reduned portion forming a valve vines herein shown and described an modiinvention,

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seat, and a alve in the casing mounted for movement to and from said valve seat.

In testimony wl'iereof I aflix X11) signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL E. GOEHLE, SRi \Yilnessos:

JAMES KnLLEnEn, FRANK MILLER. 

